NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

Lawrence

Enon, Tokyo Police Club, The Legendary Terrordactyls, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Beyond Blue with Lee McBee and Pat Nichols, 5:30 p.m. (early show), The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Esoteric, Mouth of the Architect, Metal School, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Spanktones Open Jam, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Funky Reggae Party w/ Soundbwoy, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Kansas City

Unearth, Bleeding Through, Terror, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Animosity, 7 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Tuesday

Lawrence

Darrell Lea, 8 p.m., The Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

The Lawrence Arms, The Draft, The Blackout Pact, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Sound Tribe Sector 9, 8:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

“Felt Show” with Electric Needle Room, It’s Over, 7 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

School Night with Tanner Walle, The Roseline, 7 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Tuesday Night Folk Concert, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Wednesday

Lawrence

Buckethead, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

The Go, The Jinx, OneMillionTinyTinyJesuses, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Distance to Empty, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

One Day Special, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Tanner Walle, The Roseline, 7 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

“Gossip,” with Mercury Mad, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second, 842-0377.

Curry Haze, 6:30 p.m., Ruchi Indian Cuisine, 3300 Bob Billings Pkwy., 312-9747.

Acoustic Open Jam, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

The Americana Music Academy Jam, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Kansas City

Dryline – She Killed Poetry, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Faribanks, Sydown, Walter Alias, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and State Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.

Thursday

Lawrence

The New Tragedies, Carrie V and the Speedboys, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Paramore, Cute is What We Aim For, Hit the Lights, This Providence, 5 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Pnuma Trio, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

“Thursday Thump” with Wobbly H, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Floyd the Barber, 9:30 p.m., Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire, 841-0990.

John Weatherwax and the Junkyard Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth, 842-3415.

Rev’s Soul Review, 9 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Kansas City

Dr. John, Mike McClure, 7 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Smother Party, Waystation, Savitar, 8:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Friday

Lawrence

Johnny I & The Receders, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St, 749-2727.

Kaw Valley Project, The Volunteers, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

The Donnelly Brothers, 9:30 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

Eyes Like Headlights, Mind Controll, M-Theory, 10 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Matt Costa, The 88, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

“Swingin’ Blues Happy Hour” with RedLefty, 6:30 p.m. (early show), The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Rowan, 5:30 p.m. (early show), Red Lyon Tavern, 401 N. Second, 842-0377.

Curry Haze, 6:30 p.m., Ruchi Indian Cuisine, 3300 Bob Billings Pkwy., 312-9747.

Saturday

Lawrence

Backfire, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., 749-2727.

Unwed Sailor, We’re From Japan, T.G. Cid, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Floyd the Barber, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

Hip-Hop Showcase with ID, Left E Grove, Reach, EMC, DJ Aether, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Sunday

Lawrence

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Manty Are I, Lorene Drive, The Walton Heist, 7 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Vera, Chuck and Dave, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Da Brody Buster Band, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Dirty Boogie, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Sunday Night Jazz, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

MUSIC

Wednesday

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, 8 a.m.-midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Thursday

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, midnight-midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Friday

Kansas City

Tool, 8 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, midnight-midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Saturday

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, midnight-midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Sunday

Lawrence

Sugarcult, Spill Canvas, Halifax, Maxeen, So They Say, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

The Lawrence City Band Birthday Concert, 6 p.m., with Billy Spears pre-concert, 5 p.m., South Park Bandstand, 12th and Massachusetts.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, midnight-midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

THEATER

Lawrence

Audition: “Snow Queen,” 1 p.m.-2 p.m. ages 5-6, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ages 7-11, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. ages 11-18 and adults 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Topeka

“Cats,” 8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Topeka Performing Arts Center, (785) 234-2787.

“On Golden Pond,” 7 p.m. show Wednesday; 6 p.m. dinner with 8 p.m. show Thursday-Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth, (785) 357-5211.

MISC.

Today

Lawrence

Screening of “Loose Change,” 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

Tuesday

Lawrence

An evening with Nuruddin Farah: “The Fork in the Fork of the Road,” 7:30 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Level 5, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-7469.

Pinkskull Poetry, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Kansas city

“Double Vision,” juried selection of short films and audio works by UMKC Communication Studies program students, 7:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatres, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

Wednesday

Lawrence

University Forum: “Nikola Tesla: From Eastern Orthodoxy to Electrifying America,” Earl Schweppe, KU professor emeritus of electrical engineering/computer science, noon-1 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread, 843-4933.

The Puppet Show with music by Electric Needle Room, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

A conversation with Nuruddin Farah, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

Thursday

Lawrence

Brainville Trivia Show, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St., 842-0377.

Kansas City

Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, 8 p.m., White Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

Leavenworth

Leavenworth River Fest/Commemoration of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, throughout downtown, (913) 682-2313.

Friday

Lawrence

“Pastiche” variety show, 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 864-3982.

Kansas City

Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, 8 p.m., White Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

Pat Kelly Poker Tournament, 7 p.m., Pierson Auditorium, 5000 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo, (816) 235-1644.

Cy Rudnick’s Fabrics Fall Fashion Show, noon, Crown Center Shops Atrium, Level 1, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-4020.

Leavenworth

Leavenworth River Fest/Commemoration of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, throughout downtown, (913) 682-2313.

Friends of the Library Book Sale, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce.

Saturday

Lawrence

“Pastiche,” 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 864-3982.

Bulldog Battle, breakdancing competition, 5 p.m. documentary “The Freshest Kidz”; 6 p.m. dance workshops; 8 p.m. battle; 10 p.m. exhibition; 10:30 p.m. semifinal and finals; 11:45 p.m. winners announced, The Granada, 1029 Mass. 766-9735.

Fall Garden Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 1930 Harper, 749-1737.

Health Care Access Health Fair, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Health Care Access, 1920 Moodie Road.

Kansas City

Magical Migration Discovery Station, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre, 8 p.m., White Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

Cy Rudnick’s Fabrics Fall Fashion Show, noon, Crown Center Shops Atrium, Level 1, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-4020.

Leavenworth

Leavenworth River Fest/Commemoration of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, throughout downtown, (913) 682-2313.

An Evening with the “Harvey Girls,” Fundraiser for the National Fred Harvey Museum, 6:30 p.m., Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade, (913) 727-5036.

Leavenworth River Fest Parade, 11 a.m., downtown on Delaware Street, (913) 682-2313.

Leavenworth Live Free Outdoor Summer Concert: Lonesome Hank and the Heartaches, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Leavenworth Landing Park, (913) 682-2924.

Friends of the Library Book Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce.

Sunday

Leavenworth

Leavenworth River Fest/Commemoration of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, throughout downtown, (913) 682-2313.

Friends of the Library Book Sale, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce.

Doin’ Time in Leavenworth Bike Race, noon-5 p.m., downtown, (913) 682-2444.

Faculty Recital: Dr. William Krusemark & Freda Proctor, 7:30 p.m., Walnut Room, University of St. Mary, 4100 S. Fourth St. Trfwy, (913) 682-5151.

MUSEUMS

ONGOING

Lawrence

Clinton Lake Museum, Route 5, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment, (785) 748-0800.

Exhibits: “Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874,” “Religion,” “The Underground Railroad,” “The J.C. Steele House,” ongoing.

Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., KU, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4710.

Exhibit: “Cabinets of Curiosity: Musing about Collections,” South Balcony Gallery, through Sept. 24.

Exhibit: “Agrarian Allegories,” John Steuart Curry, through Nov. 4.

Topeka

Kansas Museum of History, 6425 S.W. Sixth Ave., (785) 272-8681. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (785) 272-8681.

Exhibit: Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., ongoing.

Exhibit: “From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place,” hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

LECOMPTON

Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6520.

Exhibit: Bleeding Kansas, Lecompton Constitution and Land Office, ongoing.

Democratic Headquarters and Bald Eagle River View Park, East Second Street. Hours: Dawn to dusk every day.

Exhibit: Restored 1850s stone cabin, first Lecompton residence, ongoing.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday through November, (785) 863-2070.

Exhibit: Collection of vintage buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five acres of native grass and wildflowers, ongoing.

OTTAWA

Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (785) 242-1250.

Exhibits: “Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales,” plus H-O model trains and period rooms; “Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939,” films.

Exhibit: Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin, ongoing.

GALLERIES

Sunday

Lawrence

Opening reception: “The Wilder Side of Dotty,” paintings by Dorothy Rosenthal, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Bourgoise Pig, 6 E. Ninth, 843-1001.

ONGOING

Lawrence

Art & Insight, 4828 Quail Crest Place, 840-5280. Call for appointment.

Exhibit: Libby Schmanke, pastel landscapes, purses and tote bags, ongoing.

ARTFRAMES, 912 Ill., 842-1991. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, or by appointment.

Exhibit: Paintings by Paul Hotvedt and Lisa Grossman, and prints by the Prairie Print Makers, ongoing.

Exhibit: Historic post cards from early 1900s, ongoing.

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth, 843-1001.

Exhibit: “The Wilder Side of Dotty,” paintings by Dorothy Rosenthal, through Oct. 28.

CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth, 838-9400. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Exhibit: “Big 12 Memorabilia Show,” featuring the Phil Laurie collection, through Sept. 20.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and until 7 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Jewelry by Cindy Jankovich and weaving by Diane Horning, ongoing.

Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, ongoing.

Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Exhibit: Willem Gebben, wood fired functional ceramics; Keith Lebezon, artists’ brushes with character; and Melanie Ungvarsky, glass stone pendants, ongoing.

SilverWorks and More, 715 Mass., 842-1460. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Kansas University graduates of the metalsmithing/jewelry department Jim Connelly, Ron Hinton and Fred Scott, ongoing.

Southwest and More, 727 Mass., 843-0141. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Susan McCarthy, oil pastels, ongoing.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “Revealed,” photographs by Scott Indermaur , through Sept. 16.

University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Circle. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Van Go Mobile Arts, 715 N.J., 842-3797. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Exhibit: “Kansas: Land, Water and Skyscapes,” photography by D.W. Gates, ongoing.

Wheatfields Bakery and Cafe, 904 Vt., 841-5553.

Exhibit: Limited edition wheat-theme block prints, Susan C. Meyer, through Sept. 30.

Wildcat Studio, 3320 Peterson Road, Suite 102A, 842-3154. Hours: by appointment.

Exhibit: Portraits, paintings and epic-size history paintings by Wayne Wildcat, ongoing.

Z’s Divine Espresso east, 1800 E. 23rd, Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: Alexander Odood, mixed media, through Oct. 31.

Z’s Divine Espresso downtown, 10 E. Ninth, Suite A, 843-3007.

Exhibit: Joel Bogart, Kansas prints, through Sept. 30.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “On the Path Through the Craft,” lattice sculptures and framing by Terry Miller, ongoing.